condom

• condum

Unknown. Many speculations exist. Possibly derived from Italian guantone, from guanto (“a glove”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.dɒm/, /ˈkɒn.dəm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.dəm/, /ˈkʌn.dəm/

• Audio (US):

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condom (plural condoms)

2. A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STIs during PIV, anal, or oral.

   Synonyms: external condom, male condom; see also Thesaurus:condom

   Hypernyms: condom (broad sense) < contraceptive < device

   Coordinate terms: internal condom, female condom

   buy a pack of condoms

   flavoured condom

   ribbed condoms

   • 2009, Albert Altchek, Liane Deligdisch, Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Gynecology:

     However, substantial proportions of participants preferred the nonlatex condom or reported that they would recommend its use to others.

   • 2015, Beth Burgoon, About That Night, Don Mills, O.N.: Harlequin Superromance, →ISBN, page 123:

     We're in the small percentage of cases in which condoms are ineffective. Looks as if you have some sort of supersperm. You must be very proud.

   • 2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 143:

     I remember that one time I went to the kiosk next door to buy condoms, it was raining, she appeared.

4. (loosely) Any of various forms of flexible sleeve or barrier, variously shaped for either penetrative or receptive body parts, made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn (by anyone with ) during sexual activity to prevent pregnancy or the spread of STIs.

   Hypernyms: contraceptive < device

   Hyponyms: external condom, male condom, condom (narrow sense); internal condom, female condom; see also Thesaurus:condom

• Michael Quinion (2004), “Condom”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.
• “The word “condom”” by Anatoly Liberman, from the Oxford University Press (2022-09-21)

• McOndo, mod con

From English condom.

condom (Hong Kong Cantonese)

1. condom (Classifier: 個／个 c)
2. (neologism, originally Internet slang, figuratively) someone or something easily disposed, due to their worthlessness after use

• (condom):

• dom

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.dɔ̃/
• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.dɔm/

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condom m (plural condoms)

1. (North America) condom

Unadapted borrowing from English condom.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.dom/
• Rhymes: -ɔndom
• Hyphenation: còn‧dom

condom m (invariable)

1. condom

   Synonyms: preservativo, profilattico